To Live in Narnia . . .

After our little party yesterday, Michael and I had a nap and then made off to the theater to see the brand new movie, "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe." Sadly, it was sold out when we got there, so we drove home and promptly purchased tickets online for the next day's matinee. It's a good thing we did, too, because when we went to pick up our tickets other people waiting to purchase theirs learned that once again, the movie was sold out! In celebration of the movie you had to walk through a real-live tree lined path in order to show your tickets at a lamp post. I was already overly excited about this movie, and this put me over the top (and we hadn't even sat down to see previews yet!).
Michael and I have been reading the Narnia books the past month or two, ever since I heard this movie was coming out. I wouldn't say I'm obsessed with the books, but I'm pretty close! Lately books and movies have been my main sources of entertainment. While watching the previews yesterday I learned that the second Pirates of the Caribbean movie will be out in July, and the new Pixar movie will be out in June. I think I got overly excited about this news. :)
Then the real movie started, and it was just plain wonderful, from beginning to end! It left out some lines from the book and added a few others, but overall they stuck to the main plots and the cast was chosen perfectly! The children were exactly as they should be, as was the White Witch. Dad, you HAVE to see this movie! Michael really enjoyed the music in it as well.
I even cried (I told you I had it bad for this stuff!) when they slaughtered Aslan. Because I have read the books so many times I cannot help but see how they parallel God's true story and I knew that that lion was representing my own Savior. It was like a children's allegory to the "Passion of the Christ" and since I have such a love for children's fiction, this PG rendition of Christ's sacrifice touched me just as much as the blood and gore of the "Passion." I wonder if Michael felt silly sitting next to a crybaby throughout the movie (Yes, I cried at various other parts, too. I think I was terribly worn out yesterday!).
I'd love to see the movie again but will wait until it's in the dollar theater here or on DVD. I hope they make the whole book series into movies!
So I guess this whole entry may come across as an endorsement for this movie, but PLEASE make sure you read the book first! The book is a treasure.
I love you all!

16 Days til My First Christmas as a Lewis!

Today also marks the last day of classes for the semester! Sadly though, I will not be free from the homework chains until finals have been completed this coming week and when I have turned in my internship paper. . .

Ooooh, my brain just shut down for a moment there, so sorry! This seems to be happening more and more lately from complete overload on my brain functioning system. Due to the potential dangers at stake, I think I should be excused from finals, Professor Stensgaard . . .

Anyways, mine and Michael's first ever Christmas tree is up and blinking! Isn't having a real-life needle-shedding deliciously smelling tree taking up space in your miniscule living room the coolest thing ever??? I love how being captivated by the blink patterns of the white lights can spontaneously take priority over staring at an only half-done term paper on your computer screen. (Maybe if random words on the page would blink on and off my homework would be more interesting . . ?) I didn't know fir trees actually existed in Nampa! (Okay, so I did, but it is still weird to see one in such close proximity!) Oh, and I must mention the red light string we have adorning the entertainment center. It is plugged into a sound sensor that Michael has. So while you are watching a movie, every sound makes the lights blink for effect. Or if you speak loudly while in the room the lights come on. I must say that's new twist on Christmas decorations for me! (PS: the pic doesn't really do the tree justice in my opinion! You can't even see the pretty lights that really make the tree! But yes, our tree is standing kinda crooked. We tried fixing that but decided to give up. :)

Nampa has officially reached winter, in my opinion. Forget that the calendar says winter does not come until the 21st. When it is only 13 degrees when you are leaving for work, then it just HAS to be winter! It has only snowed once, but when it did it was at least 4 inches. Now the snow is gone, but the bitter cold remains.


Tomorrow I will be hosting a brunch. I'd invite you all, but we'd have to sacrifice breathing room in this tiny apartment (not to mention the fact that most of you are 8 hours away and I doubt you'd come all that way for breakfast, I know I wouldn't!). I'm a little nervous to do this cuz I'm such a perfectionist and know I could easily let it stress me out. But Michael has been helping me get ready and I know he's really been wanting to have people over more often. Now that classes are done, maybe I can actually have time to cook!